How the Mighty Fall

Goodbye

A/N: So here's the sad ending! This is a long one though, so I apologize in advance. I hope y'all enjoy!

~oOo~

Lukas gripped Jesse's shoulders with wide, horrified eyes. He couldn't even speak, his vision going slightly blurry from the tears that were gathering in his eyes.

"Lukas? Lukas, what is it?!"

"Is she okay?!"

"Dude, what's going on?!"

They were all talking at once. They were all making Lukas' head hurt, more than it already did. Soon though, everyone's words, every sound in the world, faded. The only thing Lukas heard was his own thoughts.

This isn't happening.

It can't be happening.

We defeated it, Jesse defeated it. It should be over, and everyone should be happy. Jesse shouldn't be laying here like this... She should be smiling. She should be hugging everyone, she should be saying jokingly how easy it was to destroy that Command Block, when everyone would really know that it was a struggle.

But this is Jesse. Jesse can do anything. So why isn't she waking up? Why isn't she okay?!

Why can't I actually do something to help her?!

Without warning, Jesse's eyes flashed wide open, and she took in a shuddering gasp of air that was cut off, her breath getting caught in her throat. Lukas quickly leaned back with wide eyes, and everyone immediately shut up, all eyes falling upon Jesse.

Jesse choked, turning and coughing violently. Everyone backed up slightly to give her room, but Lukas stayed right there, eyes huge. "Jesse!" He exclaimed, relief obvious in his voice.

But Jesse didn't really hear him. She didn't really process that there were others around her. All of that water that had gotten into her lungs was now coming up, and it hurt.

"It's okay, Jesse, let it out.." Petra said softly, reaching over and gently rubbing her friend's back.

Again, Jesse didn't even process any of this. The only thing she felt was pain. The only thing she saw was black, having closed her eyes again. The only thing she heard was herself coughing and her unsteady heartbeat. It would go really fast and loud, then slowed and quieted down, and it repeated this uneven pattern, causing her breathing to be labored.

"Oh, man, I thought you were a goner, Jesse!" Axel said, letting out a huge breath of relief and letting the tension in his body relax.

"I think Axel speaks for all of us on this one," Olivia said, putting a hand to her head for a moment. Stress has always caused Olivia headaches, and this was by far the most stressful thing she's endured.

Lukas sat back slightly, running his fingers slowly through his hair as he closed his eyes. He really thought Jesse was gone... He wouldn't know what to do if she..if she died. But Lukas didn't want to think about that. She was fine. Jesse was fine.

Reuben oinked happily, running in little circles joyously before nuzzling against Jesse's arm as she resumed her original position on her back.

Jesse was okay! Reuben had been so worried about his best friend when he fell from the Wither Storm. Jesse was still up there, and Reuben couldn't do anything about it, which had the little pig feeling horrible. But she was okay now! She was awake! Oh, Reuben was so happy, he couldn't even express it as much as he wanted to.